Adjective

AdjectivesPrepared by:Chen Eu KeokKee Guek FenLow Zi Xin

Adjectives are words that describe nouns.Adjectives answer such questions as: What kind? Which one? How many?Adjectives can be used to describe:1. Qualitative / Descriptive Adjectives

The tall girl is my classmate.2. The students achieved excellent results.To describe the quality of a person or thing, for example, its size, general description (physical), age, shape, colour, material, origin and purpose.Examples: tall, excellent, slim, young, square, plastic2. Quantitative Adjectives

She found many pens under the table.There was no milk in the jug.There are thirty seven students in this class.To indicate the number or amount of thingsExamples: some, much, little, enough, all , no, any, whole, several3. Demonstrative adjectives

This is my friend, Dina.Those books belong to her.To point out nouns.Examples: this, these, that, those4. Interrogative Adjectives

Whose pen is this?Which way shall we go?Used with noun to ask questions.Examples: what, whose, where, why, how and which5. Possessive Adjectives

This is her hat.Their parents came to my house yesterday.Used to show possession.Examples: my, your, his her, our, their, its.6. Distributive Adjectives

Each participant was asked to complete a survey.Either of these movieswould be interesting to me.To show that the persons or things are counted collectively.Normally used with singular nouns.Refer to members of a group as individuals.Examples: each, every, either, and neither.7. Compound Adjectives

We have to be open-minded about things.The lady is wearing a pair of high-heeled shoes. Made up of two or more words.Often linked together with hyphens to link the words together to show that it is one adjective.Examples: light-weight, duty-free, four-foot, part-time, cold-blooded, well-behaved.Comparison of adjectivesThere are three forms of comparison:- positive- comparative- superlative

A - Comparison with -er/-estpositivecomparativesuperlativecleancleanercleanestdirtydirtierdirtiestclevercleverercleverestsimplesimplersimplestNarrownarrowernarrowestWe use -er/-est with the following adjectives:B - Comparison with more - mostpositivecomparativesuperlativedifficultmoredifficult(the)mostdifficultbeautifulmore beautiful(the) most beautifulC - Irregular adjectivespositivecomparativesuperlativecommentgoodbetterbestbadworseworstmuchmoremostuncountable nounsmanymoremostcountable nounslittlelessleastlittlesmallersmallest15D - Special adjectivespositivecomparativesuperlativeclevercleverer / more clevercleverest / most clevercommoncommoner / more commoncommonest / most commonlikelylikelier / more likelylikeliest / most likelypolitepoliter / more politepolitest / most politesimplesimpler / more simplesimplest / most simpleSome adjectives havetwopossibleformsof comparison (-er/est and more/most).QuestionsIdentify the adjectives.Try using this paintbrush in art class.Many people came to visit the fair.I went into the duty-free shop but I did not buy anything. He doesn't seem intelligent, but he is.Answer1. this2. Many3. duty-free4. intelligentReferenceshttp://www.playlearnschool.com/English/1/Adjectives/Adjectives.aspxhttp://www.everythingenglishblog.com/?tag=distributive-adjectiveshttp://www.english-for-students.com/Quantitative-Adjective.html